Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer

Senior Kubernetes Software Engineer – Palo Alto, CA

VMware by Broadcom is the leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) is a full‑stack Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform that provides a unified, self‑service experience for deploying and managing virtual machines (VMs) and containers across on‑premises and public cloud environments. The Kubernetes Distribution team in VCF focuses on delivering up‑to‑date and secure Kubernetes and CNCF projects as packages for the vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) and vSphere Supervisor.

Key Responsibilities

• Leverage common patterns to develop fixes and features for Kubernetes and CNCF projects.
• Design customer‑oriented and community‑aligned features by building consensus through Key Enhancement Proposals (KEPs) or related open‑source contribution processes.
• Ensure explicit Kubernetes version and feature compatibility with continual improvements to automation, pipelines, and testing.
• Timely delivery of releases that meet SLAs, architecture, security, and compliance requirements.
• Leverage own credibility through community interactions and positive contributions.
• Collaborate internally with stakeholders from product, security, infrastructure, and operations teams.

Success Over the First 6–12 Months

Within Your First Six Months

After Six Months

Day‑to‑Day Work

Qualifications

Nice to Have

Technologies – Kubernetes, Cluster API, ContainerD / RunC, Cluster Autoscaler, Metrics Server, ArgoCD, Certmanager, Flux, Gateway API, Etcd, Harbor, Helm, Istio, Jaeger, KEDA, Kubeadm, Kubeflow, Kuve‑vip, Kyverno, OPA / Gatekeeper, Opentelemetry.

Location – Palo Alto, CA, USA.

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $141,300 – $226,000. The position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package : Medical, dental and vision plans; 401(K); Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP); Employee Assistance Program (EAP); company paid holidays; paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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